Many people are of the opinion that churches should only sing the “hymns of the faith” (whatever that means).
3 funny (or odd) things about that:

Most hymns aren’t really “hymns.” Hymns in a musical sense have no chorus, but a lot of “hymns” do.
The Bible speaks about singing a new song, and I don’t think we [...]

Eternal damnation.
This is often how Christians refer to hell. We kind of hold this over the head of those who don’t believe. “They’re going to burn forever,” we say.
I’ve been thinking a lot about hell. What it is and what it will be like for those who enter it. Is it really just this fiery [...]

Last week during The Nines webinar/conference Brian McLaren (not someone I usually get much from) said, “The Gospel is not an evacuation plan but a transformation plan.” It something that has stuck with me for a week.
Yesterday I was thinking about the difference between Western and Eastern Christianity theologies. We in the west are very [...]

Yesterday I had the unique chance to learn from Dan Kimball, Leonard Sweet, Frank Viola, Alan Hirsch, and Mary Kate Morse. It was a day to look at all things about the church universal and the local church in order to question: why and how. Here were some the highlight thoughts and quotes from the [...]

Yesterday we looked at 5 (and more in the comments) mistakes that are made when trying to apply the Bible to our lives.
Applying the Bible isn’t an easy thing to do. It is quite easy to take things out of context, or to over-simplify what the text is really saying.
Today I want to look at [...]

Also see: Applying the Bible to our lives
Loved a lot of your responses on my question. This question of what makes the Bible the Word of God is a complex one. Many books have been written on the subject, so I certainly won’t be exhaustive in my answer.

Jumping on my soapbox…
I dare say that this [...]